Construction Project Manager

Project Manager – Energy Delivery & Construction (Contract)

Please note that this is a contract role providing services to Microsoft through external staffing partners of Allegis Global Solutions. If you are selected for this role, you will be employed by AGS and will not be an employee of Microsoft.

Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support energy delivery and construction projects across the Charlotte, NC region. This role will combine project management with hands-on construction oversight, supporting utility-scale electrical infrastructure and capital projects from planning through field execution.

The successful candidate will bring strong project management experience along with a solid understanding of construction and electrical infrastructure. This position will coordinate utilities, engineering and design teams, contractors, and internal stakeholders while managing schedules, milestones, risks, action items, and project documentation. The role will also conduct site visits, monitor construction progress, and provide onsite support during active construction.

Experience supporting substations, transmission, distribution, energy infrastructure, mission-critical facilities, or data center projects is highly preferred.

This is a hybrid role based in the Charlotte, NC region. Candidates must be able to travel to project sites as needed based on construction and project requirements.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide project management and construction management support for energy delivery and electrical infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate project activities across utilities, engineering and design teams, general contractors, subcontractors, operations teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain, and track project schedules, milestones, deliverables, action items, dependencies, and key project commitments.
• Attend and lead project meetings, construction coordination discussions, status reviews, and issue-resolution activities.
• Conduct site visits to monitor active construction, field conditions, contractor progress, and project milestones.
• Provide onsite project management support during active construction as required.
• Monitor construction progress and help ensure activities remain aligned with project schedules, requirements, and established milestones.
• Coordinate utility-related activities associated with power delivery, electrical infrastructure, and project execution.
• Track project risks, issues, constraints, and dependencies and proactively drive mitigation and resolution activities.
• Review project documentation, construction drawings, specifications, schedules, reports, and related technical materials.
• Coordinate with contractors and engineering partners to resolve construction and project delivery issues.
• Track outstanding actions and ensure appropriate follow-through across project stakeholders.
• Provide clear and accurate project status updates, risks, findings, and recommendations to project leadership.
• Support capital infrastructure planning and execution activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor contractor deliverables and help drive schedule adherence and project accountability.
• Facilitate effective communication between construction, engineering, utility, operations, and project management stakeholders.
• Support project reporting and maintain accurate documentation regarding project status, milestones, risks, and deliverables.
• Work independently to drive project activities and deliverables to completion with minimal oversight.
• Support additional project management, construction management, and energy delivery activities as needed.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of project management experience , including schedule management, risk management, stakeholder coordination, reporting, and meeting leadership.
• 5+ years of construction management or field execution experience , including contractor coordination, construction progress monitoring, and issue resolution.
• 3+ years of electrical infrastructure or utility project experience , including experience with substations, transmission, distribution, utility coordination, energy infrastructure, or mission-critical facility projects.
• Experience supporting capital infrastructure programs or other large-scale construction initiatives.
• Strong experience managing project schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, action items, and project deliverables.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders across engineering, construction, utilities, contractors, and operations.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring construction progress and supporting execution within an active field environment.
• Experience conducting site visits, assessing project progress, and following construction issues through resolution.
• Strong understanding of construction management principles, field execution, contractor coordination, and project delivery.
• Strong project reporting skills with the ability to communicate project status, risks, issues, and recommendations to leadership.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong meeting facilitation capabilities.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and proactively drive project deliverables to completion.
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment and travel to project sites throughout the Charlotte region as required.
• Experience supporting data center, mission-critical, utility, energy infrastructure, industrial construction, substation, transmission, or distribution projects is highly preferred .
• Experience with Bluebeam preferred.
• Experience with Primavera P6 preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and related business applications.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• PMP or PMI certification preferred.

Additional Details:

• Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)
• Onsite Requirements: Ability to travel to project and construction sites as needed. There is no established number of required onsite days.
• Duration: Approximately 12 months
• Pay Range: $75.00 - $80.00 per hour

AGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any characteristic protected by law.